Category: Environment

Birds Of 11 Rare Species Found in Jharkhand

Ranchi, Feb 6 (IANS) Birds of 11 rare species thought to be extinct have been found during a survey of…

9 years ago

Beijing Limits Sale, Use Of Spring Festival Fireworks

Beijing, Feb 5 (IANS) The sale of fireworks and their use will be banned in the Chinese capital Beijing if…

9 years ago

Giant Panda Cub Named Tintin in China Zoo

Beijing, Feb 5 (IANS) A zoo in China's Chongqing Municipality has named a giant panda cub "Tintin", after the famous…

9 years ago

Movement Of Greenland Ice During Past 9,000 Years Mapped

New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Mapping for the first time how the Greenland's ice sheet has moved over time, scientists…

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Kudankulam N-Plant Down Due to Steam Leak

Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) The 1,000-MW nuclear power plant at Kudankulam stopped generation on Thursday night following a steam leak,…

9 years ago

Melting Ice Sheet in Antarctica May Impact Sea Level: Study

London, Feb 4 (IANS) Loss of ice in Antarctica caused by a warming ocean may result in rising global sea…

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Sperm Whale Washes Ashore on Odisha Coast

Bhubaneswar, Feb 4 (IANS) The carcass of a 33-foot-long sperm whale washed ashore at the Rushikulya rookery in Odisha's Ganjam…

9 years ago

Radioactivity Around Fukushima N-Plant Down by 65 Percent

Tokyo, Feb 4 (IANS) Levels of radioactivity, in a radius of 80 km (50 miles), around the Fukushima nuclear plant…

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Panel Set Up to Check Fire-Crackers at Weddings: Hc Told

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) To ensure stringent norms for bursting firecrackers during the wedding season and other celebrations are…

9 years ago

Carbon and Sugar Tax Can Have Environmental, Health Benefits

London, Feb 3 (IANS) A combination of a carbon tax on food and sugary drinks could lead to health benefits,…

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SC Wants Countrywide Green Technology for Traditional Cremation

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the green technology that the Central Pollution Control Board…

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Swelling Lake Leaves Migratory Birds Hungry in China

Beijing, Feb 3 (IANS) Migratory birds wintering in China's largest freshwater lake are facing starvation as the lake has nearly…

9 years ago

Global Warming Not Driven by Natural Forces: Study

  New York, Feb 2 (IANS) By examining how Earth cools itself down after a period of natural warming, a…

9 years ago

Climate Change Boosted ‘Once-A-Century’ Floods: Study

Paris, Feb 1 (AFP) Man-made climate change significantly enhanced the risk of the severe winter storms that ravaged southern England…

9 years ago

Paris Climate Pact: the Devil’s in the Adjectives and Verbs

Considering that 2015 was an extraordinary year for the global environmental movement for saving the planet, 2016 has begun with…

9 years ago

Extinction Of Giant Australian Bird Mega Fauna Points to Humans

New York, Jan 30 (IANS) US researchers have found the first reliable evidence that humans played a substantial role in…

9 years ago

Kolkata Air Toxic, Warns Study

Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Official ambient air quality monitoring has shown 61 percent increase in particulate matter in four years…

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Lithium Batteries Can Push India’s Energy Security

The Indian government's Department of Heavy Industry has announced an ambitious goal of deploying six-seven million electric vehicles (EVs) across…

9 years ago

Japan Brings Second Nuke Complex Since Fukushima Disaster

Tokyo, Jan 29 (IANS) Japan restarted a nuclear complex on Friday in Fukui prefecture, western Japan, marking the second complex…

9 years ago

Clean Ganga: Brainstorming with 1,600 Village Heads on Saturday

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) More than 1,600 gram pradhans (village headmen) of villages located on the banks of the…

9 years ago



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